A three-member Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) Sri Lanka delegation attended the WiLAT international convention which was held as a part of the CILT International Convention in Poland recently.
Over 100 WiLAT officials from Australia, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Malaysia, UK, Kazakstan, Egypt and Sri Lanka were present.
Of the ten-member CILT delegation, the three-member WiLAT delegation representing Sri Lanka were Gayani de Alwis (Chairperson, CILT Sri Lanka and Founding Chairperson WiLAT Sri Lanka), Dhashma Karunaratne (Chairperson, WiLAT Sri Lanka), and Gayathri Karunanayaka (Vice Chairperson WiLAT Sri Lanka). The WiLAT Convention started with Global Convener, Aisha Ali Ibrahim welcoming the gathering and thanking the global family for their untiring efforts to create gender party in the industry, which is male dominant. WiLAT Global Advisor, Dr Dorothy Chan highlighted the strides that WiLAT has made in expanding global footprint by increasing the coverage to 20 out of the 34 CILT countries of CILT now, with the latest addition being Australia.
Henryka Bochniarz, President of Confederation of Lewiatan, Barbara Kasnikowska, GM of Wroklaw Aircraft maintenance services, Prof Danuta Moron, University of Economics in Katowice Poland delivered the session keynote speeches.